Don't Sleep teaser: Indhra Ram's Telugu thriller marks Street Lights director Shamdat's Telugu directing debut

The teaser of Don't Sleep, a Telugu psychological thriller starring Indhra Ram, is out on Saregama Telugu's YouTube channel. The film has strong Malayalam links: it is directed by cinematographer Shamdat Sainudeen, who made the Mammootty film Street Lights, and co-written by Sajeer Baba, one of the screenwriters of Dulquer Salmaan's I'm Game.

Film: Don't Sleep (Telugu)

Genre: Psychological thriller

Director and cinematographer: Shamdat (credited as Shamdat ISC)

Story, screenplay and dialogues: Sajeer Baba, Luna Jabin

Producer: V Chudamani; co-producer Sajna Shamdat

Music: Gokul Harshan

Cast: Indhra Ram, Ravindra Vijay, Taba Reema, Joyeeta Banerjee, Sunil Thapa, Aadukalam Naren, Vennela Kishore

Release date: Not announced

Shamdat handles both direction and cinematography. He made his directorial debut with Street Lights in 2018 and has shot films in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. Don't Sleep is his first Telugu film as director. Sajeer Baba and Luna Jabin wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues.

Indhra Ram thanked Naga Chaitanya, Vijay Sethupathi and Dulquer Salmaan for launching the teaser, in a post on X.

The cast also includes Aadukalam Naren, Vennela Kishore, Anish Kuruvilla and Sajai Sebastian. Gokul Harshan composes the music, and Manoj edits. The makers have not announced a release date.

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